Benin vs Timor-Leste: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Benin
2,172 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Timor-Leste
1,983 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Benin rank
177th
Timor-Leste rank
179th

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Timor-Leste
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k198020022024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 2,172 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,983 kilowatt-hours per person in Timor-Leste, a difference of 189 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 177th and Timor-Leste ranks 179th of 218 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 1,595 kilowatt-hours per person 822.29 kilowatt-hours per person 773.01 kilowatt-hours per person Benin
2010s 2,154 kilowatt-hours per person 1,552 kilowatt-hours per person 601.76 kilowatt-hours per person Benin
2020s 2,091 kilowatt-hours per person 1,949 kilowatt-hours per person 141.46 kilowatt-hours per person Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Timor-Leste?
Benin, at 2,172 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,983 kilowatt-hours per person in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Timor-Leste?
189 kilowatt-hours per person, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Timor-Leste?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Benin and Timor-Leste rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Benin ranks 177th and Timor-Leste ranks 179th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.